Huge variations in surgery and mental health treatment across Australia

By Jane Lee and Julia Medew
Updated December 8 2015 - 10:13am, first published November 26 2015 - 5:59pm
There are huge variations in use of psychiatric drugs across Australia. Photo: Michel O'Sullivan
There are huge variations in use of psychiatric drugs across Australia. Photo: Michel O'Sullivan

Residents of Melbourne's wealthy eastern and bayside suburbs are among the highest users of colonoscopies in Australia while their poorer neighbours in Frankston top the state for using mental health plans for psychological care.

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